tendency tone

noun

a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone

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Meanings

nountendency tone (plural tendency tones)

plural tendency tones

  1. entertainmenta pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone
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APA

tendency tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendency%20tone

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“tendency tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendency%20tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tendency tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendency%20tone.

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